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Dominick Reuter/Business Insider A limited-release insulated cup from Stanley and Starbucks caused havoc at Target stores recently. Amid the frenzy, some Target workers purchased the mugs, potentially in violation of a store policy. Comments on social media indicate multiple employees have fired over their purchase of the cups. Stanley's ultra-popular, limited-release Starbucks cups sold for $49.95 when it was briefly on sale at Target, but for some employees who bought one, the real cost is turning out to be much higher. Target worker Araceli Bernal told Business Insider she and several coworkers were fired after purchasing cups, apparently in violation of company policy. A full-time worker just shy of her second anniversary with Target, Bernal said she bought her cup from a Starbucks barista before the start of her 10 a.m. Friday shift in Delaware two weeks ago. The following Monday, she said her managers told her there would be an investigation into employee cup p...

A Ukrainian infantryman walks towards his trench on the front line in Donetsk Oblast on January 19, 2024. Ignacio Marin/Anadolu via Getty Images Russia is ramping up its offensive operations on the front lines in Ukraine, per the UK MoD. It's likely taking advantage of the "freezing ground conditions" to move armored vehicles. Data from the Ukrainian General Staff suggests these attacks result in huge losses. Russia is ramping up its front-line offensives against Ukraine, likely taking advantage of the "freezing ground conditions" to move armored vehicles around the country, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in an update on the conflict on Sunday. In the military intelligence update, the MoD said that data from the Ukrainian General Staff pointed "toward a steady increase in the intensity of Russian offensive activity across the front over the last two weeks." But Russia's mounting attacks are leading to huge losses to its military ...

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on February 27, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images GOP Rep. Paul Gosar complained that there are too few white people enlisting in the US Army. He blamed "woke marxists"  according to an email, seen by Vice News.  The number of white Army recruits is indeed decreasing, but the reasons are complex. Republican Rep. Paul Gosar complained that there are too few white people enlisting in the US Army in a funding email seen by Vice News. "The number of white recruits has plummeted," Gosar wrote in the email, which had the subject line, "dismantling woke marxist ideologies." He complained that the declining rates were "a casualty of this cultural skirmish that has left our Army beleaguered and besieged by 'woke' ideologies." "This is not merely a crisis of numbers," Gosar said in the email, per Vice. "It is a crisis of spirit." Marxis...

My family went on a Disney World vacation and a Disney cruise back to back. Kari Becker My family of four recently went on a Disney World vacation and took a Disney cruise.  On the Disney cruise, we got to see different places and explore new countries. The vacations cost about the same amount of money, but the cruise was a better value. As a travel planner at Marvelous Mouse Travels , clients often ask me if I prefer Disney cruises or Disney World vacations. My family did a split trip where we spent four days at Disney World and four days on the Disney Wish, which gave me a great insight into the differences between the two options.   Here's why I think the cruise was a much better value. We started our trip at Disney World with fun in the theme parks. We visited all four theme parks on our trip to Disney World. Kari Becker While in Orlando, we stayed at our favorite resort , Yacht Club, which has easy access to both Hollywood Studios and Epcot. Thro...

Pedestrians walk past a digital screen displaying the prices of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin on February 15, 2022 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan Traders are resorting to covert methods to trade crypto in China, the WSJ said.  They're meeting in laundromats and using covert brokers, the report said.  China has stringent anti-crypto rules.  Chinese traders are resorting to a range of covert methods to subvert the law and trade cryptocurrencies, according to The Wall Street Journal. Many are meeting in laundromats, cafés, snack kiosks, and other public places to exchange information on crypto wallets, the report said. Others are easily able to access crypto exchanges based outside China using virtual private networks, it added. "It used to be that you meet someone in the back alley and hand the dealer bags of cash in exchange for what you want," Ben Charoenwong, an assistant professor in finance at the National University of Singapore, told the outlet. "Now,...

As Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S24 line today, Google announced a series of new AI features that are launching for Android Auto, which is the secondary interface that brings the look and functions of a smartphone, like navigation and messaging, to your vehicle’s infotainment screen. Google says that with the help of AI, Android […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. from TechCrunch https://ift.tt/Hkyn1Ft via IFTTT

Russians conscripted as part of the mobilization in Rostov on October 31, 2022. Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russia is recruiting 30,000 new soldiers a month, a top Ukrainian intelligence official said. Russia is doing so to make up for losses on the front lines, the ISW said. The ISW said "Russian forces are able to conduct routine operational level rotations in Ukraine." Russia is recruiting 30,000 new soldiers a month to make up for the ones thrown into the meat grinder in Ukraine, a top Ukrainian intelligence official said this week. That's about 1,000 to 1,100 people a day, according to the assessment from Vadym Skibitskyi, deputy chief major general of Ukraine's main military intelligence arm. The Institute for the Study of War said Skibitskyi's statement is "consistent with ISW's assessment that Russian forces are able to conduct routine operational level rotations in Ukraine." The term " meat grinder ...